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Of all the places I’ve ever visited – Shanghai, Monte Carlo, Cleveland (all lies), of all the five star hotels I’ve ever stayed in (none), of all the times I’ve proposed to a girl while steering a gondola down a canal in Venice (two), I’ve still never been anywhere quite as comfortable as home. And […]

Only in a Coke ad do you see a penguin at the North Pole among the polar bears. Penguins aren’t associated with Christmas except in my beleaguered brain. They are cute, charming, and fascinating. Let’s talk penguin.
In addition to being cute, penguins are remarkable birds. They can stay underwater several minutes. Some can dive as […]

This sale ends Jan 3. Fares start at $1088 each way plus tax and go up to $1558 from Los Angeles, plus tax and tip which add about $265 or so. Travel Jan 10-Mar 23, 2008. There is a 21-day advance purchase requirement.
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As suspected, MaxJet is no more.
If you have paid for a flight with a credit card and you contact your credit card company within 60 days of seeing the charge on your bill, you are protected by Federal law. Just ask the credit card issuer to take the charge off your bill.
MaxJet is arranging alternate […]

Chasing Racers is back, with a brand new Amazing Race 12 mashup. This map will update the morning after every new episode. Send along tips, rumors, gossip, locations and spoilers to our map editors, become a member and comment on the stories below and add to the Jaunted-Flickr photo pool to get in on the […]

Turkish Airlines is having a sale from New York and Chicago to Istanbul on its nonstop flights. Fares go up after March 13 from New York and after March 20 from Chicago, and while these fares, which are in the $900-$950 range including all taxes, are OK for nonstop service, we found significantly lower fares […]

If you’re naughty, not nice in the Netherlands, Santa’s helpers will stuff you in a sack and take you back to Spain. This is a threat? A free trip to Spain in December! But why Spain, I wonder? The real St. Nicholas was a bishop in Turkey and his bones are buried in Italy. A […]

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If you’re like the majority of air travelers, you probably head to the airport, report to the check in, and let the powers-that-be at your airline direct you through the rest of the process. But did you ever stop to think: maybe that’s not good enough? What […]

We’ll be eating fruitcake Monday and checking our stockings on Tuesday. See ya back here on December 26. Until then, here’s the latest, greatest travel news:

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Planning Your New Year’s Eve Party

Passport Free Europe

Gossip Girl Goes Ice Skating in Central Park

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Hot for 2008: Mutinies

Watching Your Boyfriend Lose to the Eagles

The Embargo on Cuba

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